Frontier Airlines falsely accuses black woman of trafficking her four-year-old white sister Blog
Frontier Airlines accused of racism.
A Colorado woman claims Frontier Airlines racially profiled her while traveling with her adopted sibling.
Lakeyjanay Bailey, who is black, was travelling with her younger white adoptive sister, when the pair was confronted by authorities at Dallas Fort Worth International.
“There were two police officers, and they came up to me and said, ‘Is it okay if we talk to you?'” recalled Bailey.
The officers reportedly asked the four-year-old whether she knew the woman, as well as calling a social worker to provide any more information.
“The whole time they were talking with us, people kept staring at us, whispering and stuff.”
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The officers were allegedly called by a Frontier Airlines employee after a passenger suspected Bailey was trafficking the young girl.
Bailey believes that the incident was race related, saying: “If the roles were changed, and it was a white person walking off the plane with a Black person – like a Black child, I feel like things would be different.”
She is now considering suing Frontier Airlines.
In a statement, Frontier Airlines confirmed that officers were called because a passenger voiced their concern.
“A concern was raised during the flight by another passenger who was sitting near the woman and child and suspected human trafficking,” the statement reads.
“That passenger approached the flight crew with those concerns and subsequently completed a written report during the flight to document her observations. The captain was notified and felt an obligation to report the matter.
“Air travel is one of the most common means for human trafficking. Race played no part in the actions of the flight crew who were following established protocols.”
